While science has taken a wack at the flushing mystery, and believe me I have read the latest study in it's entirety, I do think they can't quantify why flushed cannabis is clearly preferred by seasoned connoisseurs. My thoughts are we have only scratched the surface of what is really happening in the final weeks on a molecular and chemical level because of our very limited understanding of terpenes and cannabinoids and how they interact.
While I respect others opinions on this, knowing the science agrees with them, I still let the finished flower speak for itself. For whatever reason I very much prefer flower that is flushed. I have ran side by sides many times over the years and its never close.
Confirmation bias is the only reason some people prefer flushed weed.
I’ve ran the side by sides too multiple times, and I let others do blind testing instead of just me. I grow healthy ripe buds and properly dry them so people rave about the flavor and smell but can’t tell the difference between flushed and not flushed.
To the OP: I’d love to see a picture of the plant but I would bet you are jumping the gun by at least 2 weeks. Don’t be afraid of amber trichomes. In order for your plant to have MOSTLY cloudy trichomes you need to have some ambers. It’s just how the plants age. You don’t want to chop early it will reduce your yield, density, terpenes, and level of being high.
Chopping early gets you less high for less time, chopping when a plant is ripe gets you more high for more time.
